UG strike to go on indefinitely

Workers picketing in front of the main entrance of UG’s Turkeyen Campus on Monday.

Three weeks after the commencement of industrial action by University of Guyana (UG) staff over stalemated salary talks with UG’s Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi, the decision was made to strike indefinitely until an acceptable offer is made.

According to the president of the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) Dr. Mellissa Ifill, a decision was taken yesterday by both the UGSSA and the University of Guyana Workers’ Union (UGWU) to continue the strike action indefinitely until an acceptable offer is made.

Dr. Ifill added that the unions are prepared to entertain an interim proposal, one that workers will be willing to live with,